Srinagar, Oct. 10 -- Police on Saturday recovered a major cache of arms and ammunition, including grenades, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and a rarely recovered multi-grenade launcher (MGL), from a forest area in north Kashmir's Sopore sub-district.
Officials described the recovery of the MGL weapon as unusual compared to the under-barrel grenade launchers (UBGLs) commonly found during searches of militant hideouts.
Police said the recovery was made during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched by Sopore Police following specific intelligence inputs in the Mukaam Cherhar forest area, falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Bomai.
During the search, a blue barrel and a bag containing the arms and explosive material w...